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and up next, ron paul's rising. does he win, place or show? what is the over/under on ron paul? you're watching "andrea mitchell reports" live from des moines only on msnbc. ♪ like so many great pioneers before me, guided only by a dream. i'm embarking on a journey of epic proportion. i will travel, from sea to shining sea, through amber waves of grain, and i won't stop until i've helped every driver in america save hundreds on car insurance. well i'm out of the parking lot. that's a good start. geico, fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent, or more on car insurance. uyjl6ns'4m4oxl,f3+ >>> hi, everyone. i'm tamron hall. coming up on "news nation," why they are still registered. the des moines register says about 41% of republicans likely to participate in tomorrow's caucus are zil undecided. a popular conservative radio talk show host in iowa who is credited with keeping mitt romney from winning the caucus in 2008 will be my live guest. what he's hearing from the most conservative voters in that state. >>> and we're following breaking news in that massive manhunt on mo
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if ron paul or rick santorum wins. obviously, the romney camp very excited about those prospects, too, as long as they're in second. >> andrea, iowa could bring out three faces instead of one if there isn't a really decisive winner. and i'm saying, i have to say, it i don't see people so discouraged here in iowa as much as i do in other places in the president. so, iowa could be good still at this case for obama. it's not -- debbie wasserman schultz doing a great show on our show this morning and yours pitching for him. we got him here this morning, i was surprised, half the crowd, still in with the president. >> this is part of the exchange between you guys and mitt romney today on that prediction that he tried to walk back. >> i think i'll be among the top group. i don't know whether it's one, two, or three but all three of us will get a good sendoff going into new hampshire, and south carolina, florida. that's a long road. >> it's a long road. newt gingrich will try toik mayor your road longer. yesterday he came out
if ron paul or rick santorum wins. obviously, the romney camp very excited about those prospects, too, as long as they're in second. >> andrea, iowa could bring out three faces instead of one if there isn't a really decisive winner. and i'm saying, i have to say, it i don't see people so discouraged here in iowa as much as i do in other places in the president. so, iowa could be good still at this case for obama. it's not -- debbie wasserman schultz doing a great show on our show this...
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what about ron paul and rick santorum? no question ron paul is going on and he's a movement propelled by very passionate supporters. rec santorum was asked today. let's see what he has to say. >> this is a wide open race and this race will go on for a long time and i'm excited about the prospects of it doing so. i think it will be a good thing for the process. i think it will be the best thing that can happen for the republican nominee. >> does he have the money to keep going? >> you know, it's unclear that he does, but the santorum campaign's percentage tonight will be very important, andrea, if he's in the low teens or lower than that, will be tremendous pressure him from conservative leaders to get behind leaders especially if he wins and the question is does rick santorum have the funds to go on? that's what his campaign is saying. we're going florida and he's scheduling in florida next week and we know the results of these races can change the dynamic. >> and we've been very surprised on the amount of mono pep. >> eve
what about ron paul and rick santorum? no question ron paul is going on and he's a movement propelled by very passionate supporters. rec santorum was asked today. let's see what he has to say. >> this is a wide open race and this race will go on for a long time and i'm excited about the prospects of it doing so. i think it will be a good thing for the process. i think it will be the best thing that can happen for the republican nominee. >> does he have the money to keep going?...
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ron paul at 20, which could be the top for him. jon huntsman with momentum, 13, and newt gingrich falling a bit behind, 11, and rick perry not a factor here. he has not been camp baaigning here, does jon huntsman, seems to have momentum, does he continue to make a move, chris? is that the action right now, the battle for second? >> yes, the story is the battle for second. romney has dropped some, but i don't want to beat him up too much on that. it's tough to maintain support in a crowded primary field where you have a lot of candidates competing nfor the vote. i think the race is for second place. it looks now, santorum will not come close to second, if huntsman can get into second, we may be tacking huntsman momentum. we saw iowa break late, maybe new hampshire will do the same thing. >> thank you, very much. >> thank you. >> tim pawlenty is probably sorry that he dropped out so early is in new hampshire here as mitt romney's top defender. i caught up with him at a romney event, i asked him about all of today's big new attacks th
ron paul at 20, which could be the top for him. jon huntsman with momentum, 13, and newt gingrich falling a bit behind, 11, and rick perry not a factor here. he has not been camp baaigning here, does jon huntsman, seems to have momentum, does he continue to make a move, chris? is that the action right now, the battle for second? >> yes, the story is the battle for second. romney has dropped some, but i don't want to beat him up too much on that. it's tough to maintain support in a crowded...
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paul can't beat barack obama but when they actually ask in your polls, who do you favor, ron paul or barack obama he does better than all of the republican contenders except mitt romney and he is within two points. we don't think it's over. we think we will do good in south carolina, we are second among born again christians and we have a strong following, as you know, among the military. and we are changing the party. this is a story that the news media has missed. i saw the change in '88 when evangelicals swept into the party, something like this is going on now, our supporters are coming in and changing the republican party from the county level up and the news media is missing this. >> you are absolutely right, there's a big change in the party and we see it, those of us that have been out and watched ron paul campaigning see it. at the same time, you said that he is the only one going up against romney, the only one with any strength but you have gingrich and santorum, and hunts man, is it time for others to get out and if they do not get out, doesn't it dilute the anti-romney v
paul can't beat barack obama but when they actually ask in your polls, who do you favor, ron paul or barack obama he does better than all of the republican contenders except mitt romney and he is within two points. we don't think it's over. we think we will do good in south carolina, we are second among born again christians and we have a strong following, as you know, among the military. and we are changing the party. this is a story that the news media has missed. i saw the change in '88 when...
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and up next, what is the best case scenario for ron paul? and live right now on the campaign trail, south carolina's own steven colbert heading a mock rally for former presidential candidate herman cain, is he asking voters to vote for cain because his name is on the ballot. i've worked hard to build my family. and also to build my career. so i'm not about to always let my frequent bladder urges, or the worry my pipes might leak get in the way of my busy lifestyle. that's why i take care, with vesicare. once-daily vesicare can help control your bladder muscle and is proven to treat overactive bladder with symptoms of frequent urges and leaks day and night. if you have certain stomach or glaucoma problems, or trouble emptying your bladder, do not take vesicare. vesicare may cause allergic reactions that may be serious. if you experience swelling of the face, lips, throat or tongue, stop taking vesicare and get emergency help. tell your doctor right away if you have severe abdominal pain, or become constipated for three or more days. vesicare
and up next, what is the best case scenario for ron paul? and live right now on the campaign trail, south carolina's own steven colbert heading a mock rally for former presidential candidate herman cain, is he asking voters to vote for cain because his name is on the ballot. i've worked hard to build my family. and also to build my career. so i'm not about to always let my frequent bladder urges, or the worry my pipes might leak get in the way of my busy lifestyle. that's why i take care, with...
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. >> briefly, the ron paul factor in new hampshire. he still has a solid base of support. >> ron paul seems to have a solid base of support everywhere. but when you talk to ceilings, it really applies to ron paul. he hit a ceiling in the polls here. mitt romney will work hard for the next four or five days and earn the votes of the people of new hampshire. >> have you been the white house chief of staff. if you were bill daly sitting in the white house today, have you a good jobs number. doesn't that give you a boost, looking at this divided republican field? >> look at the jobs number in your own report. first time it's been at 8.5% for three years. we have had three years not over 8%. three years over 8.5%. if i were bill daly sitting in white house, i would be worried because he knowes this thing may bounce up again. >> governor john sununu, always great to see you. >> thank you for having me. >> mr. new hampshire, thank you very much. >>> up next, susan page and jonathan alter joining us. how big a factor will ron paul be here in n
. >> briefly, the ron paul factor in new hampshire. he still has a solid base of support. >> ron paul seems to have a solid base of support everywhere. but when you talk to ceilings, it really applies to ron paul. he hit a ceiling in the polls here. mitt romney will work hard for the next four or five days and earn the votes of the people of new hampshire. >> have you been the white house chief of staff. if you were bill daly sitting in the white house today, have you a good...
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are there ron paul supporters there? we have seen protesters all across the state at all of the venues or are some of them going more toward moderate republican jon huntsman. >> i think that the independents will choose a republican candidate. the issues continue to be jobs and the economy here. so the independents will go to that candidate or those candidates who they believe focusing on jobs and the economy is will be able to bring washington together, as i talk to the people of the state, what they want to see is more and we were to verge of a national or global financial collapse. and he has been able to turn that around in quite a remark able way. >> are you surprised by having so many chiefs of staff with short careers, going into the year with jack lou, he has no hands on election experience? >> i trust the preside%t to make his own staffing decisions. i have to worry about new hampshire and i assume that he will make the right decisions for himself and the country. >> thank you so much, governor lynch and the war
are there ron paul supporters there? we have seen protesters all across the state at all of the venues or are some of them going more toward moderate republican jon huntsman. >> i think that the independents will choose a republican candidate. the issues continue to be jobs and the economy here. so the independents will go to that candidate or those candidates who they believe focusing on jobs and the economy is will be able to bring washington together, as i talk to the people of the...
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it was so a remarkable victory for governor roomy and a remarkable finish by rick santorum and ron paul got what everybody thought he might get, somewhere in the low 20s. you had a top tier that is a surprise to a lot of people. >> let's talk about mitt romney first. he didn't crack the ceiling. in fact, got a handful fewer votes than he got four years ago. does that weaken him coming into new hampshire where he has played so big and so strong? >> i don't think it weakens him for new hampshire. i mean, to have won the iowa caucuses is a feather in his cap. no republican has won both iowa and new hampshire in the modern era. he's in a position to be able to do that. this is a strong state for him, so in a sense nothing happened last night that really dents him. but as you point out it is a reminder of how so many people in the republican party despite the fact that he's been the frontrunner the entire year still a reluctant -- reluctant to embrace him. that's an issue that he will have to address going forward, it may not be a factor here in new hampshire. but going forward it certainly
it was so a remarkable victory for governor roomy and a remarkable finish by rick santorum and ron paul got what everybody thought he might get, somewhere in the low 20s. you had a top tier that is a surprise to a lot of people. >> let's talk about mitt romney first. he didn't crack the ceiling. in fact, got a handful fewer votes than he got four years ago. does that weaken him coming into new hampshire where he has played so big and so strong? >> i don't think it weakens him for...
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ron paul, newt gingrich and rick santorum, all of them are polling probably at or above 10%. santorum certainly has momentum coming out of iowa and they want to define this as a two-person race between them and mitt romney. that's going to be the challenge in the next week. >> how lucky is mitt romney that perry decided to go to south carolina and stay in the race and divide the conservative opposition? >> i think that's a good point. in your last segment you touched on a couple of big obstacles for those candidates that want to define it as a two-person race. you have ron paul who's can campaigned before, he's getting at least 10% and he's going to stay in the race and you have rick perry, suddenly announcing he's coming back in south carolina. so even if newt gingrich or rick santorum were to surge in the next few days, it's going to be hard for them to argue that it's a true two-person race going into south carolina. but that's really their challen challenge. >> how vulnerable is rick santorum to the criticism of earmarks and some of the things he did legislatively when he
ron paul, newt gingrich and rick santorum, all of them are polling probably at or above 10%. santorum certainly has momentum coming out of iowa and they want to define this as a two-person race between them and mitt romney. that's going to be the challenge in the next week. >> how lucky is mitt romney that perry decided to go to south carolina and stay in the race and divide the conservative opposition? >> i think that's a good point. in your last segment you touched on a couple of...
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ron paul, notably deferent. rick santorum also different in their remarks about bain capital and about the investment banking career of rick perry. what are you seeing in south carolina? and do you like what you're seeing so far with this combative campaign? >> hey, andrea, glad to be with you again. there's no question about it. primaries are tough. they're bare the knuckles and pull the velvet off the hammer times. we're kind of used to it here. what we love seeing, though, is all across the nation, people are talking about the importance of south carolina. we knew all along, this would be the crucial place where the crucial votes would be taken, and we think we'll continue our tradition of 30 years of picking the eventual nominee. >> jim demint, the senator, of course, who is the conservative icon in south carolina, here's a little bit about what he had to say. he has said he will not endorse, but he's predicting it is a romney sweep. >> if you wanted to bring that contrast to the american people, it should h
ron paul, notably deferent. rick santorum also different in their remarks about bain capital and about the investment banking career of rick perry. what are you seeing in south carolina? and do you like what you're seeing so far with this combative campaign? >> hey, andrea, glad to be with you again. there's no question about it. primaries are tough. they're bare the knuckles and pull the velvet off the hammer times. we're kind of used to it here. what we love seeing, though, is all...
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and in today's politico briefing did ron paul give his rivals more amunition to call him weak on foreign policy? >> saddam hussein, we tried him. the government tried him and he got hung. what is so terrible about this? maybe we ought to consider a golden rule in foreign policy, don't do to other nations what we don't want to have happen to us. >> and the booing because he was talking about osama bin laden. there's not great pay off for that anywhere in american politics but particularly in south carolina, one of the most military intensive states in the country. ken? >> reporter: yeah that is right, you have to give it to ron paul, he has been an isolationist, his since 2008 presidential campaign run and now he has been consistent on those points and philosophy and that has manifestations including the one that you heard last night. they are unpopular in the democratic and republican base, but he doesn't shy away from them and that is right, south carolina is a strong military state and that will hurt him there, but he will still get his. he is in a third place tie for rick santorum and
and in today's politico briefing did ron paul give his rivals more amunition to call him weak on foreign policy? >> saddam hussein, we tried him. the government tried him and he got hung. what is so terrible about this? maybe we ought to consider a golden rule in foreign policy, don't do to other nations what we don't want to have happen to us. >> and the booing because he was talking about osama bin laden. there's not great pay off for that anywhere in american politics but...
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. >> for shear entertainment no one was better than ron paul. >> i'm willing to challenge any of these gentlemen up here to a 25 mile bike ride. >> and newt didn't want to take that challenge. i'm live in washington n oin ou daily fix, romney attacked gingrich on freddie mac and fannie mae and accused him of panderring to the space crowd. >> if i had a business executive come to me and said they wanted to spend a billion dollars to put a colony on the moon, i would say you are fired. >> what a debate. i mean, watching them go at each other, gingrich with this debate coach, this was gingrich taking a -- rather, romney with a new debate coach. romney taking on gingrich on the whole freddie mac deal. >> governor romney, in the spirit of openness should tell us how much money he made off of how many households that were foreclosed. >> my investments have been in a blind trust, managed by a trustee. have you checked your own investments? you have investments that have mutual funds that also invest in fannie mae and freddie mac. >> now, i think there was fact checking there that mitt romney'
. >> for shear entertainment no one was better than ron paul. >> i'm willing to challenge any of these gentlemen up here to a 25 mile bike ride. >> and newt didn't want to take that challenge. i'm live in washington n oin ou daily fix, romney attacked gingrich on freddie mac and fannie mae and accused him of panderring to the space crowd. >> if i had a business executive come to me and said they wanted to spend a billion dollars to put a colony on the moon, i would say...
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and did snoop dog really just endorse ron paul? good day i'm andrea mitchell, live in washington. in florida polls at 7:on0 -- ths for joining us, first of all, what is the strategy now with this double digit projected lead for mitt romney, why go all the way to the convention is th? >> thanks for having me. what the speaker said just now is absolutely true. excitement has withbeen amazing. our volunteers are active and we feel good about the results today. regardless of the outcome you'll see a campaign driven by ideas and people. not just money driven campaign, that energy is energy that carried over and will continue to carry the speaker into the next states that he goes. we are excited to see what the results are tonight. >> you were the campaign manager for marco rubio, senator rubio has not endorsed newt gingrich. what was the problem there? >> senator rubio is a great senator and friend and he has incredible respect for the speaker in fact, he said he admired him and always has, they have a great relationship. they have spoken over the last couple of weeks. but he made a de
and did snoop dog really just endorse ron paul? good day i'm andrea mitchell, live in washington. in florida polls at 7:on0 -- ths for joining us, first of all, what is the strategy now with this double digit projected lead for mitt romney, why go all the way to the convention is th? >> thanks for having me. what the speaker said just now is absolutely true. excitement has withbeen amazing. our volunteers are active and we feel good about the results today. regardless of the outcome...
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not just a theoretical majority if he combines his with ron paul and etcetera. is he getting a majority of the republicans to vote for him, if not, you have to say your obligation to the party is to help put this together as early as possible so you have the best chance possible of beating president obama >> thank you and how rough will the road be in florida for president obama. if you have a question for me, join me for a live web chat online at andrea.msnbc.come or tweet me. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ she was in paris, but we talked for hours... everyone else buzzed about the band. there's a wireless mind inside all of us. so, where to next? ♪ >>> well the republicans candidates are battling for florida, today the republican national committee released a video showing watch the supporters reminding them that debra wasserman schultz backed hillary clinton four years ago, she is chair of the democratic party and joins us now. i don't know how you feel about your old video being taken
not just a theoretical majority if he combines his with ron paul and etcetera. is he getting a majority of the republicans to vote for him, if not, you have to say your obligation to the party is to help put this together as early as possible so you have the best chance possible of beating president obama >> thank you and how rough will the road be in florida for president obama. if you have a question for me, join me for a live web chat online at andrea.msnbc.come or tweet me. a little...
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so what went so terribly wrong, ron paul just weighed in from the campaign trail. >> i think there's more benefits than negatives. i don't see too much downside, because i don't think he had a large bloc. i don't think he can say, well, i'm taking all my bloc and sending them to one person or another. i think it will be spread out, but i think i'll get a significant amount. it will certainly help me in texas. >> politico's roger simon joins me now. let's talk about rick perry. the whole campaign seemed to be, after the first couple of weeks, an oops moment. >> yeah. the perry campaign surged only before the candidate began campaigning. it seemed as if the more you actually saw of rick perry, the less well he did. he had that terrible brain freeze moment during one of the debates. i think probably the worst moment i've ever seen during a debate. he stubbed his toe on immigration, which forced him to go farther to the right on immigration. and even though we're in south carolina, a state that has a large evangelical christian population, and perry really was the last evangelical christ
so what went so terribly wrong, ron paul just weighed in from the campaign trail. >> i think there's more benefits than negatives. i don't see too much downside, because i don't think he had a large bloc. i don't think he can say, well, i'm taking all my bloc and sending them to one person or another. i think it will be spread out, but i think i'll get a significant amount. it will certainly help me in texas. >> politico's roger simon joins me now. let's talk about rick perry. the...
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ron paul is already a factor out there and newt gingrich, we now understand, is going to fly directly to nevada overnight from florida. so he's putting a big focus on it. is gingrich stronger than some might have expected in the nevada caucuses? >> well, gingrich certainly hopes to ride this wave of national momentum that he has picked up from south carolina and through florida. nevada is just four days, five days right after florida. but gingrich is going to meet romney, where romney has been spending the last four years here, really building a very strong organization to turn out his supporters to the caucus, he's wrapped up the establishment support, he has his volunteers already in line. they've been working phones and identifying supporters. so gingrich is really going to have to -- his momentum's going to have to combat that organization that romney has in place. you already hear some of the people, we do have some high-profile nevadans who are supporting newt gingrich. most notably, you've probably heard of sheldon adelson, the casino mogul from las vegas, he and his wife have
ron paul is already a factor out there and newt gingrich, we now understand, is going to fly directly to nevada overnight from florida. so he's putting a big focus on it. is gingrich stronger than some might have expected in the nevada caucuses? >> well, gingrich certainly hopes to ride this wave of national momentum that he has picked up from south carolina and through florida. nevada is just four days, five days right after florida. but gingrich is going to meet romney, where romney has...